Mr. Michael Donnellan:

Yes, we have set out the position, in writing, in terms of the potential impact of such a decision on the Midlands Prison. Obviously, the hospital is directly across the road from the prison, so it is our preferred option. However, this is not a policy area that we can influence. We can only give the facts in terms of how many prisoners go over to the hospital on a daily basis, how many ambulances are called to the Midlands Prison on a weekly basis, how many emergencies or cardiac cases we have and so forth. We have passed on that information and the data-----